Supporting the development of conceptions of statistics by engaging students in measuring and modeling variability

International Journal of Computers for Mathematical Learning

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 195-216

  Lehrer, Richard ^a   Kim, Min Joung ^a   Schauble, Leona ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Learning; Modeling; Statistics education

Indexed keywords

DATA REDUCTION; ERROR ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STATISTICAL METHODS; STUDENTS;

DATA MODELING; DYNAMIC NOTATIONS; STATISTICS EDUCATION;

LEARNING SYSTEMS;

EID: 37649007448     PISSN: 13823892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10758-007-9122-2     Document Type: Article

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